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| Article Name : | | | PREVALENCE OF FLEAS IN CANINES AND RODENTS OF DEHRADUN CITY | | Author Name : | | | Abdur rahman , Shashi K. Solanki | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3507 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Rodent and canines are known to harbour four groups of arthropod ectoparasites fleas, ticks, mites and lice. Ectoparasites are irritating pests of human and animals. And mainly flea also spread helminthic infection in human and past of the years ago rat fleas spread most dangerous or epidemic disease called plague .Free roaming cats, rats &opossums can be source of flea that can be involved in transmission of flea borne typhus.The present investigation was carried out with aims of identification & prevalence of fleas from rodents and canines, lives in close association of human beings. A total 50 rodent and 50 canines were examined during the six month period of study.Out of 50 canines35 dogs and 15 cats were examined for the prevalence of ectoparasites. The main criteria that are used for species identification in fleas are the presence or absence and shape of the pronotal and genal comb, length of the labial palp ,& shape of the head . Identified three species of fleas, areXenophyilacheopis, Ctenocephalidescanis ,andCtenocephalidesfelis collected from rat ,cat &dogs respectively. Prevalence of fleas was (88.5%) and ticks (11%) in dogs. .Whereas, only 60% cats & 30 % rodents were infested by the fleas. No tick was recorded from the cats.X.cheopis is of zoonotic importance for human health. | | Keywords : | | |
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